For viewers who don't want movies to distract them

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx's dismal 'Back in Action' is proof that style and craft have completely dropped out of a particular kind of action comedy, writes Adam White

Harry to accuse The Sun of deleting 30 million emails

Duke will allege cover-up’ as phone-hacking trial delayed

History repeating itself in the 'disease of a generation'

Historian Laurence Rees focuses on a dozen warnings in his compulsive new book on the Nazis’ rise to power. Nine of them have a contemporary relevance, says Robert McCrum

Europe's fallen giants thrust into arena of sudden death

It was, it seemed, the future of the Champions League. Except for a couple of details.

"They beat us every day'

Bel Trew speaks to Palestinian prisoners freed in the Gaza ceasefire who allege they suffered abuse inside Israeli jails

Epic Djokovic comeback hands Alcaraz bitter lesson

When Carlos Alcaraz saw his great rival Novak Djokovic limp off the court towards the end of the first set of their blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final, the 21-year-old admitted to feeling a sense of relief.

Smooth operators ease into Champions League last 16

On a night of one historic achievement for Liverpool, injurytime drama in Lisbon meant they will have to wait a little longer for another.

Will hub expansion really be cleared for take-off?

The history of the plan for a third runway at Heathrow is the history of two divided parties.

Labour split over support for third Heathrow runway

Labour is split over plans to back a hugely controversial third runway at Heathrow as Rachel Reeves scrambles to boost the UR’s flatlining economy.

At least 76 dead after fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel

Fire raged through a 12-storey ski resort hotel in Turkey early yesterday, killing at least 76 people, at least two of whom died jumping from the building to escape the flames.

Trump thinks he has UK ‘over a barrel' on trade deal

Donald Trump’s new administration believes it has Sir Keir Starmer’s government over a barrel” on trade as Britain becomes increasingly reliant on a US deal, insiders have told The Independent.

UK faces terror threat from 'young men in bedrooms'

Keir Starmer ready to revamp laws to guard against loners driven to extreme violence by all manner of material online’

Sunak secures new job at top California university

Allies of former prime minister Rishi Sunak have denied he is planning to quit as an MP after he accepted a new role in California.

Spain 'homebuyer ban' may leave Britons out in cold

Brexit blamed as Spanish PM targets non-EU residents

Aussies punish England to retain the Ashes at a canter

Beth Mooney starred as Australia routed England by 57 runs in the first T20 international to retain the Ashes with the minimum of fuss.

Rudakubana pleads guilty to murder of girls in Southport

A teenager has admitted to murdering three children in a \"meticulously planned\" mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport, which sparked widespread riots.

'I offered ex-wife £50m but I still had four years of grief'

Ecotricity founder Dale Vince tells Chris Blackhurst divorce settlement laws have to change after his former wife finished up with a smaller sum after disputing his initial financial offer

Chalobah shines as Chelsea resume their winning way

It was like he had never left Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah, a familiar face around this corner of London, was summoned on a chilly night at Stamford Bridge for a team craving three points. Enzo Maresca has been desperately searching for a performance, but most importantly a result, after five Premier League games without a win.

Slot reaps rewards of squad built by many expert hands

After the 22-second goal came the 26-minute strike.

Spread your arms wide and embrace the January blues

This time of year gets a bad rap, all in aid of selling sadness. But with a fresh start and the promise of 2025 opening up, writes Olivia Petter, it might just be the best month of all

STARS IN THEIR EYES

Content creators say that zodiac signs and horoscopes offer Gen Z a sense of agency’ in a chaotic world. Maybe, writes Helen Coffey, but astrology has definitely gotten out of hand

'I've returned to my beloved life,' says freed UK hostage

British-Israeli Emily Damari, 28, among first three released by Hamas, with 90 Palestinians also freed in ceasefire deal

Musk accused of giving a 'Nazi salute' at inauguration

Tesla CEO and first buddy” Elon Musk drew a ton of immediate outrage online and on cable news after he made an odd-looking” gesture during his speech at the Capitol One Arena yesterday to celebrate president Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The Rocky sequel everyone in the game is talking about

The talented Rocky Flintoff, 16, appears unfazed by dad Freddie’s rich England legacy

Tech bros come together to take the knee for president

The world’s three richest men sat beside each other at the inauguration, putting differences aside for shared interests

How the markets will react to the 47th US president

Trump’s spending plans are making corporate America tense

Ex-M&S chief says remote jobs are not 'proper work'

Lord Rose claims that the rise of WFH since the pandemic has set working practices and productivity back 20 years

Mandelson could still be vetoed as US ambassador or have role radically curbed

Donald Trump is still threatening to reject Peter Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US unless the British government accepts serious restrictions on his activities.

Biden pardons members of his family and frees activist

In his last official act before leaving the White House, Joe Biden issued sweeping pre-emptive pardons to members of his family who have long been the target of attacks from Donald Trump and his allies, and commuted the sentence of a Native American activist who has spent a half-century in prison for the death of an FBI agent.

Rents for young at new high as landlords pass on costs

Younger tenants in Britain have seen their rents rise by a collective £3.5bn to hit a record high in the past year as landlords pass on their mortgage costs, a new survey suggests.